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Emilio Venturini (Tenor) (Brescia 1878 – Milan 1952)
He made his professional opera debut in 1900 in Italy where he remained for the next several years. In 1901 he sang the role of Brighella in Mascagni's ‘’Le Maschere’’ at the Teatro Regio in Turin. He made his La Scala debut in 1903 as Froh in Wagner's ‘’Das Rheingold’’ and appeared in the premiere of Umberto Giordano's ‘’Siberia’’. In 1904, he sang the role of Prince Yamadori in Puccini's ‘’Madama Butterfly’’ at La Scala. In 1905, Venturini joined the roster of the Theatre Sarah Bernhardt. In 1907 he moved to London to perform at Covent Garden. In 1910, Venturini became a member of the Chicago Opera, where he appeared until the summer of 1917. While in Chicago he performed mostly as comprimario, but sang also some major roles like Turiddu in ‘’Cavalleria Rusticana’’, Edgardo in ‘’Lucia di Lammermoor’’ and the Pinkerton in ‘’Madama Butterfly’’. In 1911 at the Metropolitan Opera he sang the roles of Cassio in Verdi's ‘’Otello’’ and Spoletta in Puccini's ‘’Tosca’’. Venturini also returned to Italy for brief periods in 1910, 1911, and 1916 to sing at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo. In 1921, Venturi engaged by the Teatro alla Scala and remained with this opera house until 1948. He notably originated the roles of Il Tempiere in Boito's ‘’Nerone’’ in 1924 and Pang in Puccini's ‘’Turandot’’ in 1926. and was the first to record the role of Nereo in Boito's ‘’Mefistofele’’ in the 1931 La Scala recording.
La Favorita: Spirto gentil Columbia 10078
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